Air fryers are becoming increasingly popular these days specially in the U.S. These devices make big promises that appeal to many people most notably to those with health-conscious eating habits. This info graphic was made to accompany "The ultimate guide to air fryers" that you can read here http://thedailyfry.com/air-fryers-ultimate-guide

1. ABOUTAIRFRYERS
YOUNEEDTOKNOW
WHAT
Airfryersareboominginpopularitysohereis
whatyouneedtoknowaboutthem before
makingapurchasedecision.
SEARCHTREDNSINTHEUS
2011 2016
WHATISANAIRFRYER?
Anairfryerisacountertopoventhatuseshot
airthatcirculatesaroundyourfoodtocookit.
Verysimilartoausualconvectionoven.
Therapidcirculationofairhelpscookthefood
evenandfasterthataregularoven.
OK,ANDWHAT’SSOSPECIALABOUTTHEM?
FRYWITHVERYLITTLEOIL
Youcangetsimilarbrowningandcrunchytextureasyouwouldgetwith
regularfryingbutusingaslittleasatablespoonofoil.
NOOILSPLATTER
Thecookingisdoneinaclosedcompartmentsoyoudon'thavetoworry
aboutoilsplatterinyourkitchen.
NOOILTOSTORE
Cookingwithoutoilalsomeansthatyoudon'thavetoworryaboutoil
storagelikeyouwouldwithadeepfryer.
EASYTOCLEAN
Mostofthedevicescomeapartfairlyeasyandmostofthecomponents
aremachinewashableoreasilywashablebyhand.
LESSODORAFTERCOOKING
Mostairfryersfiltertheairthatcomesoutsoyoudon'tgetasmellykitchen
aftercooking.Placeitnearawindowandyouarebasicallysmellproof.
BUTWHATCANYOUCOOKWITHTHEM?
Besidesusinganairfryerasareplacementfora
deepfryeryoucanalsocookavarietyofother
things,includingcakesanddoughnuts.
DOES"FRIED"FOODTASTELIKEFRIED?
NotexactlyasoilfriedfoodbutcomparableandGordonRamsay
seemstoagree.Allthingsconsideredit'sasolidalternativeforthose
thatusuallyavoidfriedfoodforhealthconsiderations.
HOWDOICHOOSEONE?
Ifyouaresoldontheconceptherearesomethingsto
considerwhenshoppingforanairfryer.
Therearevariousvisionsoutthereintermsofhowanairfryershouldbemade.
Takealookatacoupleofthem andgowiththeonethatyouthinksuitsyoubetter.
FORMFACTOR
COOKINGCAPACITY
Devicesvaryintermsofcookingcapacity.
Choosebasedonhowmanypeopleyou
tendtocookforatonetime.
POWER
Whileit'snotarule,generallyamorepowerfuldevicewill
outperform alesspowerfuloneintermsofcookingspeed.
BUDGET
Likewithanythinginthisworldtherearedevicesmoreexpensive
thanothers.LikealwaysIwouldstaysomewhereinthemiddle.
Thecheapestproductsareprobablynotworthitwhilethemost
expensiveonesmightbeexpensivewithoutanygoodreason.
SOURCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_fryer
http://www.usa.philips.com/c-m-ho/cooking/airfryer-top.html
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/eating-fried-
foods-tied-to-increased-risk-of-diabetes-and-heart-disease/
https://www.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=air%20fryer
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